ABC crew caught in Kharkiv missile strike tell of terrifying ordeal
An ABC News reporter covering the war in Ukraine has shared the terrifying moment a missile struck a building right before his eyes.
An Australian news team was caught in the horrors of Russian warfare on Sunday evening when a missile struck buildings just a few blocks ahead of their vehicle.
ABC News foreign correspondent Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop shared a clip from the broadcaster.
“Everywhere you go you can hear the sound of shelling and loud explosions as Russian forces hit residential areas in Kharkiv’s north and northeastern outskirts,” he said.
The journalist and his production crew were driving through the country’s second largest city, Kharkiv, on Sunday evening when a missile struck a building not far in front of the vehicle.
Mr Rubinsztein-Dunlop said they had been filming alongside a Red Cross aid crew for the day when the upper floors of a building exploded on impact, sending debris into the street.
“While we were there, there were more loud explosions and we had to take shelter,” Mr Rubinsztein-Dunlop said.
One of the Red Cross crew jumped out of the car after spotting a man and woman injured by debris on the street.
The woman scrunched her face in pain as she lay on her side on the pavement while the Red Cross worker attended to her leg, which appeared to be injured.
While filming the incident, more loud explosions erupted nearby, rattling the ground and causing the cameras to shake out of control.
Harrowing screams can be heard through the chaos, as the crew was forced to spring into action and shelter from the danger.
Watch how our @abcnews team got caught up in today's fatal attacks on the heart of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. The earth-shuddering booms and bloodshed a reminder of the terror that civilians here endure each day. Full story 7pm tonight pic.twitter.com/j412GgmcZS
— Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop (@seanrubinsztein) April 18, 2022
The Red Cross team can be seen moving quickly to evacuate the injured woman, enlisting the help of military to load her onto a stretcher and into their vehicle.
“The Red Cross tells us there are hundreds of thousands of people in desperate need of food and medicine,” Mr Rubinsztein-Dunlop said.
“And that situation is repeated in many parts of Ukraine’s east, where Russia is preparing a major new offensive.”
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